fickle weather

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• fickle — fickleness, n. /fik euhl/, adj. 1. likely to change, esp. due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable: fickle weather. 2. not constant or loyal in affections: a fickle lover. [bef. 1000; ME fikel, OE ficol deceitful, akin to …   Universalium

• fickle — fick•le [[t]ˈfɪk əl[/t]] adj. 1) not constant or loyal in affections 2) likely to change, esp. due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable: fickle weather[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME fikel, OE ficol deceitful… …   From formal English to slang

• fickle — [[t]fɪ̱k(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as fickle, you disapprove of them because they keep changing their mind about what they like or want. The group has been notoriously fickle in the past. Syn: capricious Derived …   English dictionary

• weather — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, excellent, fair, fine, glorious, good, great, ideal, lovely, nice, p …   Collocations dictionary

• fickle — fick|le [ˈfıkəl] adj [: Old English; Origin: ficol deceiving ] 1.) someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about people or things that they like, so that you cannot depend on them used to show disapproval ▪ an unpredictable and fickle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fickle — adjective 1 someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about people or things that they like, so that you cannot depend on them: an unpredictable and fickle lover 2 something such as weather that is fickle often changes suddenly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fickle — UK [ˈfɪk(ə)l] / US adjective Word forms fickle : adjective fickle comparative fickler superlative ficklest 1) always changing your mind about who or what you like 2) weather that is fickle changes often and unexpectedly …   English dictionary

• fickle — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ a little, slightly, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• fickle — fick|le [ fıkl ] adjective 1. ) always changing your mind about who or what you like 2. ) weather that is fickle changes often and unexpectedly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fickle — adjective the fickle Loretta has a different boyfriend every month Syn: capricious, changeable, variable, volatile, mercurial; inconstant, undependable, unsteady, unfaithful, faithless, flighty, giddy, skittish; fair weather; technical labile;… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• weather-cock — n. 1. Vane, weather vane. 2. Trimmer, time server, fickle person, chameleon …   New dictionary of synonyms